The Kingdom of God
is little understood by the great majority of
Christians in the Church today. In the gospel of
Matthew, the Kingdom of God is called the
Kingdom of heaven in the majority of cases. The
Kingdom of heaven is one aspect of the Kingdom
of God, and the following Scripture confirms
this by calling it the Kingdom of heaven in one
verse and the Kingdom of God in an earlier verse
in Matthew: (Mat 23:13 KJV) But woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut
up the Kingdom of heaven against men: for ye
neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye
them that are entering to go in.(Mat 21:43 KJV) Therefore say I
unto you, The Kingdom of God shall be taken
from you (i.e., nation of Israel), and given
to a nation (i.e., the Church) bringing forth
the fruits thereof. The Kingdom of
God has three different aspects that correspond
with the Trinity of God. The first aspect is the
Kingdom of God the Father, and it is the rule of
God over all creation. This includes everything
created including planets, angels, animals, lost
men, saved men and even the insects. Every
molecule in the universe comes under God's
dominion in this aspect of His Kingdom. Daniel
4:34-35 refers to this aspect of the Kingdom.
This first aspect of the Kingdom is entered by
physical birth. The second
aspect is the Kingdom of God the Holy Spirit,
and this aspect of the Kingdom pertains to the
rule of the Holy Spirit over the life of the
believer. This aspect of the Kingdom is entered
by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans
14:17-19 refers to this aspect of the Kingdom.
Entrance into this aspect of the Kingdom is
called spiritual rebirth. Once this birth has
occurred, it can never be altered, changed or
remanded by the actions of the believer. The
person having entered this aspect of the Kingdom
has a new spirit nature that was born of God,
and his position in Christ is secure. This
position in Christ is called the eternal
security of the believer, since it can never be
lost. The believer
who has entered the Kingdom of God the Holy
Spirit has the ability to see the third aspect
of the Kingdom of God, which is the Kingdom of
God the Son (John 3:3). This aspect is called
the Kingdom of heaven in the gospel of Matthew.
Unfortunately, the believer is not guaranteed
that he will enter the Kingdom of God the Son,
since entrance into the Kingdom of God the Son
carries the additional criterion that one must
be "born of water" (John 3:5). "Born of water"
means a person must be cleansed and sanctified
by the washing of water by the word (Ephesians
5:25-27). James 1:21 describes this as receiving
"with meekness the engrafted word." This simply
means that the believer allows the Word of God
to infiltrate his life, so that he is gradually
changed "from glory to glory" into the image of
Jesus Christ. Therefore, the
believer who is "born of water and the spirit"
(John 3:5) will enter into the third aspect of
the Kingdom, which is called the Kingdom of God
the Son or the Kingdom of heaven. The Kingdom of
God the Son is a visible, literal, corporal and
future Kingdom that has boundaries of time and
space. The Old Testament describes it as the
messianic Kingdom while the New Testament refers
to it as the millennial Kingdom or the Kingdom
of heaven. This Kingdom is future, and Jesus
commanded His disciples to pray for its
inception (The Lord's Prayer). Numerous
Christians will fail to enter the Kingdom of God
the Son because of sin and disobedience.
Submission to the control of the Holy Spirit is
required in order to enter this aspect of the
Kingdom. In the Bible, being filled with the
Holy Spirit means to be controlled by the Holy
Spirit. Believers who enter into this aspect of
the Kingdom will enter into the reign and rule
of Jesus Christ when He sets up His Kingdom on
the earth for the millennium. The phrase "enter
the Kingdom" literally means to enter into the
king's dominion, and it does not mean to enter
into heaven. All Christians will enter into
heaven, but not all Christians will "enter the
Kingdom", since entrance into this aspect of the
Kingdom is a privilege granted only to those
believers who have earned rewards. Those
believers who lose their rewards will forfeit
this privilege. Once the
believer has entered the second aspect of the
Kingdom, which is the Kingdom of God the Holy
Spirit, he has two ways that he can live his
life. The reason for this is the spiritually
reborn person actually has two natures inside of
him that war against each other. One nature is
the old Adamic or flesh nature, which constantly
tries to dominate the individual. If the
believer allows the depraved flesh nature to
dominate, then he will live just as if he had
never been born again spiritually. This believer
is referred to as a carnal Christian and other
Christians might not even recognize this
believer as a Christian, since his soulical or
flesh nature is in control. The second
nature is the new spirit nature regenerated in
Christians by the work of the Holy Spirit.
This nature will not and can not commit sin.
This nature is the "Whosoever" referred to in 1
John 3:9. The Christian
who allows this spirit nature to control is
putting on the "new man" as explained in
Ephesians 2:15, 4:24 and Colossians 3:10. He is
called a spiritual Christian, and other
spiritual Christians easily recognize him as
being a Christian, since he exhibits the fruit
of the spirit, which is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control. This Christian will
experience righteousness, peace and joy in the
Holy Spirit, while being a faithful servant to
Christ and acceptable to God the Father. This
individual will be accounted as worthy of the
Kingdom of God the Son, and he will enter in
this Kingdom and reign and rule with Jesus
Christ. Christians who
qualify to enter the third aspect of the Kingdom
are called overcomers in the Scriptures, and all
Christians are not overcomers. Overcomers are
those Christians who have successfully overcome
the world, the flesh and the devil. Christians
overcome the world by believing that Jesus is
the Son of God. Christians overcome the flesh by
crucifying the old flesh nature, which is still
in the Christian. Christians overcome the devil
by putting on the whole armor of God as
explained in Ephesians 6. In summary, the
three aspects of the Kingdom operate in
different spheres. The first aspect is entered
by creation, or physical birth. The second
aspect is entered by the new creation or the new
birth, but the third must be entered by
re-creation, or allowing oneself to be conformed
to the image of Christ by allowing oneself to be
controlled by the Holy Spirit. The majority of
preachers and teachers in the Church today teach
only the second aspect of the Kingdom, and they
believe that one automatically enters the third
aspect of the Kingdom upon belief in the Lord
Jesus Christ. Numerous Christians will be
surprised and even shocked at the Judgment Seat
of Christ when they are not allowed to enter the
Kingdom of God the Son. These Christians will be
in the Kingdom, but they will not be allowed to
reign and rule with Jesus
Christ. Offer of the
Kingdom to the JewsThe Kingdom of
God the Son was first offered to the Jews, but
the criteria were that the nation of Israel had
to accept its king and repent and be baptized.
This was the message of John the Baptist. Of
course, the nation rejected Jesus Christ and
failed to repent and bear fruit. Consequently,
the heavenly aspect of the Kingdom was taken
away from the Jews and offered to a new nation
or group of people called the Church. This is in
accordance with the following Scripture: (Mat 21:41-44 KJV) They say unto
him, He will miserably destroy those wicked
men, and will let out his vineyard unto other
husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits
in their seasons. {42} Jesus saith unto them,
Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone
which the builders rejected, the same is
become the head of the corner: this is the
Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our
eyes? {43} Therefore say I unto you, The
Kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and
given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof. {44} And whosoever shall fall on this
stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it
shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
The Coming of the
Kingdom (Luke 17:20
KJV) And when he was demanded of the
Pharisees, when the Kingdom of God should
come, he answered them and said, The Kingdom
of God cometh not with observation: In the time of
Jesus, the Pharisees sat in the seat of Moses as
leaders of the nation of Israel. They rejected
their king and failed miserable to do what was
required for entrance into the heavenly aspect
of the Kingdom. In this verse, the Pharisees
were looking for a strong leader to overthrow
Rome and put the Jews in control. They failed to
bear fruit and receive the king who was able to
do this. Jesus told them that the Kingdom did
not just suddenly appear with them as mere
observers. There was the requirement of national
cleansing and fruit bearing as stated in the
above passage. (Luke 17:21 KJV) Neither shall
they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold,
the Kingdom of God is within you. Jesus continues
by saying that the Kingdom does not simply
appear in a certain place, but it was contingent
upon them and their actions. The meaning of “the
Kingdom of God is within you” is that the
Kingdom was within their grasp or within their
midst. As their king, Jesus was referring to
Himself as being in their midst. (Luke 17:22
KJV) And he said unto the disciples,
The days will come, when ye shall desire to
see one of the days of the Son of man, and
ye shall not see it. Jesus states to
His disciples that the day will come when they
would long for the time of Jesus, but they would
not see it. This one verse refutes the doctrine
of the Imminent Return of Jesus Christ, for it
clearly states that the disciples of Jesus will
not experience His return while they were still
alive. (Luke 17:23 KJV) And they shall
say to you, See here; or, see there: go not
after them, nor follow them.In this verse,
Jesus reverts to the end of the age at the time
of His Return and states that the nation of
Israel will be told that the Kingdom will be in
a certain place, such as here or there, but the
nation should not be deceived. The details of
this deception are provided in Luke 21 and
Matthew 24. “They” is a reference to the satanic
trinity, Antichrist and the False Prophet. This
is a warning to Israel not to follow the False
Shepherd. There are numerous warnings in the
Scriptures for Israel not to be deceived by a
man. (Luke 17:24 KJV) For as the
lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part
under heaven, shineth unto the other part
under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be
in his day. Jesus then uses
the lightning after a storm as an example of how
obvious the coming of the Kingdom will be to the
world. It will not be confined to one certain
place, but it will receive worldwide attention.
The lightning shines from one part of heaven to
the other part after the storm is over and past.
The coming of the Kingdom will be after the
tribulation period, or after the judgments of
God, which are symbolized by the lightning and
the thunder. (Luke 17:25
KJV) But first must he suffer many
things, and be rejected of this generation.
Jesus then
proclaims to His disciples that it is ordained
that He suffer and die and is rejected by that
generation of Jews. This is part of God’s plan.
Jesus then recounts what it will be like at the
time of His Return to set up his Kingdom. (Luke 17:26
KJV) And as it was in the days of Noe,
so shall it be also in the days of the Son
of man.Jesus says that
it will parallel the days of Noah. In other
words, the world will be in a time of
technological advancement and evil will run
rampant upon the earth. It will be a time when
the world is ripe for judgment. There are
numerous parallels between the days of Noah and
the world of today. (Luke 17:27 KJV) They did eat,
they drank, they married wives, they were
given in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark, and the flood came, and
destroyed them all. Jesus continues
His comparison between the days of Noah and the
time for the Kingdom to be established. People
will continue to go about their everyday
business as usual right up to the time the
judgments of God come upon the earth. (Luke 17:28
KJV) Likewise also as it was in the
days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they
bought, they sold, they planted, they
builded;Jesus makes a
transition here from the days of Noah to the
days of Lot. The reason for this transition is
that Noah and his family typify the saved Jews
and Gentiles that will go through the last half
of the tribulation period upon the earth, but
Lot was literally removed from the city before
the judgments of God fell upon Sodom. Lot
typifies the Main Body of the Church caught up
in the affairs of the world, but removed just
before the wrath of God falls upon the earth.
NOTE: It is
very important to understand that before Lot was
removed from Sodom as a type of the Main Harvest
Rapture of the Church, there was a SEPARATION
between Abraham and Lot. Abraham is a type of
the spiritual Christian and Lot is a type of the
carnal Christian. Their Separation typifies the
SEPARATION that will occur between faithful
Christians and unfaithful Christians. Abraham
went to dwell in the mountain—a type of the
heavenly Kingdom—and Lot went to dwell in
Sodom—a type of the world. (Luke 17:29 KJV) But the same day
that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and
brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
This verse
confirms that the judgments of God will fall
upon the earth at the same time that Lot was
removed from Sodom. We know from numerous
Scriptures that the wrath of God comes upon the
earth in the middle of the tribulation period
right after the Main Harvest Rapture of the
Church. (Luke 17:30
KJV) Even thus shall it be in the day
when the Son of man is revealed.Jesus continues
with his explanation of his Return and speaks of
the “day when the Son of man is revealed.” This
is at the middle of the tribulation period when
Jesus will be revealed to the Main Body of the
Church, and his wrath will be unleashed upon the
earth. The is the same time that Antichrist will
set himself up in the temple (i.e., Great
Synagogue) and claim to be God. This will be the
time when the Main Body of the Church will be
raptured, and the Jews in Jerusalem will find it
necessary to flee Jerusalem immediately. This is
seen in the following verse. (Luke 17:31
KJV) In that day, he which shall be
upon the housetop, and his stuff in the
house, let him not come down to take it
away: and he that is in the field, let him
likewise not return back.This verse
reiterates the importance for the Jews to flee
Jerusalem at the time that Antichrist sets
himself up in the temple. There will not be time
to go into the house to grab a few belongings.
It will be a time where minutes mean the
difference between life and death to the Jews.
Please read my exegesis on the Olivet Discourse
in Matthew 24-25 for further clarification on
the fleeing of the Jews into the wilderness.
This verse is important for clarifying the time
for the events being explained. (Luke 17:32 KJV) Remember Lot's
wife.In this verse,
Jesus jumps back to the subject, which is the
Main Harvest Rapture of the Church, which is
typified by the removal of Lot, his two
daughters and his wife from Sodom just before
the Judgments of God fall upon the earth. Jesus
is using Lot’s wife as an example of what a
Christian should not do. She loved her life in
Sodom (i.e., the world), and she looked
longingly back to it and lost her life. Lot’s
wife is a type of the Christian who is removed
from the world just before the wrath of God
falls upon the earth, but is subsequently
destroyed at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Lot’s
wife was changed into a pillar of salt, and salt
symbolizes that which purifies and prevents
putrefaction. (Luke 17:33
KJV) Whosoever shall seek to save his
life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose
his life shall preserve it.Jesus then
briefly describes soul salvation for those who
leave the old life behind, but destruction for
those Christians who do not leave the old life.
(Luke 17:34
KJV) I tell you, in that night there
shall be two men in one bed; the one shall
be taken, and the other shall be left.It is very
important to note that Jesus uses the term
“night” here, and in verse 31 above He uses the
term day. In verse 31 above, it begins the Day
of the Lord, but in this verse, it is still
night in the sense that the Day of the Lord has
not yet begun. Jesus is now going to describe
the Main Harvest Rapture of the Church, which
takes place figuratively in the night just
before the Day of the Lord commences. These verses
are not describing the Firstfruits Rapture as
Matthew 24:40-41 describes. The context is
totally different, and there is no mention of
watching or preparation that is required. In
addition, the one taken in this verse is asleep,
whereas the ones taken in Matthew 24:40-41 were
wide awake and working. In that text, both
working in the field and grinding at the mill
were Christians, and one was taken in each case
because of his watchfulness, as described in
verse 42 and those following. In this verse,
both individuals in the same bed imply that both
are saved, but only one is taken. The one taken
would be a member of the Church, but the other
one would be an individual saved during the
tribulation period. (Luke 17:35
KJV) Two women shall be grinding
together; the one shall be taken, and the
other left.This verse and
the following verse also imply two like
individuals in regard to salvation, but only one
in each instance is a member of the Church. The
other is saved, but not a member of the Church.
(Luke 17:36
KJV) Two men shall be in the field;
the one shall be taken, and the other left.
This verse is
not included in the Nestle text, and its
inclusion or exclusion does not change the
meaning of the text. (Luke 17:37 KJV) And they
answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And
he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is,
thither will the eagles be gathered together.
This verse
provides the primary context that determines
these verses are referring to the Main Harvest
Rapture and not the Firstfruits Rapture. The
disciples ask Jesus where these ones that are
taken will be taken. He states “Wheresoever the
body is, thither will the eagles be gathered
together.” This is a clear reference to the
Church body, which is the body of Christ. This
is not referring to a dead body or corpse, and
the eagles are in reference to Church members
who will have bodies fitted for dwelling in
heaven instead of on the earth. This verse
states that the body of Christ is already in
existence in a particular place, and these eagle
saints that are taken in the Main Harvest
Rapture will be gathered together with this
group that has already been gathered. A break in the
discourse is commonly inserted at this point, as
a new chapter is inserted, but the following
parable is directly related to the Main Harvest
Rapture of the Church just described. The
following parable of the widow describes the
Main Body of the Church during the first half of
the tribulation period. Parable of the
Judge of Unrighteousness, the Widow and Her
AdversaryThis parable of
the Judge, the widow, the god and man, the
adversary and the final revenge from the Judge
is probably the most misunderstood parable in
the Bible. We must remember that parables are
for the Church. We have just seen the
description by Jesus of the Main Harvest Rapture
of the Church, and He immediately follows the
Main Harvest Rapture with this parable about
revenge from the Judge. We must first
understand the characters in this parable. The
Judge is Jesus Christ. The city is the Church of
Jesus Christ. The god is not God the Father, but
the god of this world, who is Satan. The “man”
that is not reverenced by the Judge represents
the Antichrist. The “widow in the city” is that
remnant of the Church that is divorced and left
behind to go through the tribulation period. The
Greek word for “widow” means one without a
husband. The widow is that portion of the Church
that has been “put away” by Jesus Christ at the
Firstfruits Rapture of the Church. In
understanding this parable, it is important to
understand that when the Firstfruits Rapture
takes place, the Main Body of the Church will
have been put away for unfaithfulness, and it
will be left upon the earth. This “widow” will
have as her primary adversary the dynamic trio
of Satan, Antichrist and the False Prophet. The
Judge will allow the widow to be greatly
persecuted by this satanic trinity for the
entire first half of the tribulation period
without interfering. However, the time will come
at the end of the first half of the tribulation
period when the Judge will avenge the widow.
When the time comes, it will be done speedily.
It will be done in the twinkling of an eye, and
this is rather speedy. We will now
begin our verse-by-verse explanation of the
parable. (Luke 18:1
KJV) And he spake a parable unto them
to this end, that men ought always to pray,
and not to faint;Jesus speaks a
parable to His disciples that is meant for the
end-time Church, and the parable describes the
necessity of continuing to pray and beseeching
God even when it appears that God is not
listening. The widow in the parable is not to
give up calling upon God. It is necessary that
she not give up even though exhausted and
wearied from the persecutions of Antichrist. The
purpose of this parable is to encourage that
part of the Church left to go through the
tribulation period. That part of the Church does
not yet understand this parable, but they will
understand it when the time comes. (Luke 18:2 KJV) Saying, There was
in a city a judge, which feared not God,
neither regarded man: The city is the
Church, and the Judge is Jesus Christ who is
head of the Church. The City called The New
Jerusalem in Scripture typifies the Church. The
Greek word for “God” is theos, and it should
have been translated as “the god” by the
translators. A paraphrase of this verse is as
follows: (Luke 18:2 Paraphrase) Saying, there
was in a certain city a Judge, who feared not
the god of this earth (i.e., Satan), neither
did He reverence the man (i.e., Antichrist).
(Luke 18:3
KJV) And there was a widow in that
city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge
me of mine adversary.

The
Greek word for widow comes from a word meaning
deficiency. She is without a husband. In this
case, she is the Main Body of the Church that
has been “put away” for unfaithfulness. She is
still in the city, which is a type for the
Church. She calls out to the Judge to avenge her
of her adversary. The adversary has already been
identified as “the god” and “the man”, and the
Judge does not fear this god nor reverence this
man. The Greek word
for came is in the imperfect tense, which
implies that the widow kept calling upon the
Judge for revenge against her adversary. During the
tribulation period, the Main Body of the Church
will call out to Jesus Christ to avenge her of
all the persecution that she has endured. This
is seen in the following verse: (Rev 6:9-11
KJV) And when he had opened the fifth
seal, I saw under the altar the souls of
them that were slain for the word of God,
and for the testimony which they held: {10}
And they cried with a loud voice, saying,
How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou
not judge and avenge our blood on them that
dwell on the earth? {11} And white robes
were given unto every one of them; and it
was said unto them, that they should rest
yet for a little season, until their
fellowservants also and their brethren, that
should be killed as they were, should be
fulfilled. The book of
Habakkuk also describes this injustice to the
Main Body of the Church in great detail. Please
read my exegesis Book of
Habakkuk, which is a detailed description
of the seven-year tribulation period. (Luke 18:4
KJV) And he would not for a while: but
afterward he said within himself, Though I
fear not God, nor regard man; Jesus has given
Antichrist 42 months of free reign upon the
earth, so He cannot avenge the persecutions of
the Church until after the 42 months. He does
not withhold his revenge because He fears the
god Satan or the man Antichrist, but because He
has given his word that Antichrist will have a
full 42 months of freedom to do as he wishes to
the Church. This 42-month
(i.e., 3-1/2 years) reign of Antichrist is
addressed two times in Scripture in both the Old
Testament and the New Testament as follows: (Dan 7:25 KJV) And he (i.e.,
Antichrist) shall speak great words against
the most High, and shall wear out the saints
(i.e., main body of the Church) of the most
High, and think to change times and laws: and
they (i.e., main body of the Church) shall be
given into his hand until a time and times and
the dividing of time (i.e., 3-1/2 years or 42
months). (Rev 13:5 KJV) And there was
given unto him (i.e., Antichrist) a mouth
speaking great things and blasphemies; and
power was given unto him to continue forty and
two months (i.e., 3-1/2 years).(Rev 13:6 KJV) And he opened his
mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme
his name (i.e., the power & authority of
Jesus Christ), and his tabernacle (i.e., the
Main Body of the Church on earth), and them
(i.e., the Firstfruits of the Church) that
dwell in heaven.(Rev 13:7
KJV) And it was given unto him to make
war with the saints, and to overcome them:
and power was given him over all kindreds,
and tongues, and nations.The Greek word
for “a while” is chronos, and means a set amount
of time rather than a set or fixed occasion. The
set amount of time is 42 months or 3-1/2 years.
The Judge will avenge the widow after the set
amount of time has elapsed. The last half of the
seven year tribulation period will see the wrath
of the Lamb poured out upon Satan, Antichrist
and their minions. The above verse
can be paraphrased as follows: (Luke 18:4 Paraphrase) And He would not
avenge her for a set amount of time, and after
this time, He responded from within Himself
saying, Though I fear not the god (i.e.,
Satan), nor respect or reverence the man
(i.e., Antichrist), (Luke 18:5 KJV) Yet because this
widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by
her continual coming she weary me.

It is
the widow that is in great trouble and toil, and
not the Judge. It is also the widow who would be
completely worn out at the end. The following is
an accurate paraphrase of this verse: (Luke 18:5 Paraphrase) Yet because this
widow petitioned me out of her own resources
and power, and in her own labor united with
intense trouble and toil, I will avenge her,
lest at the end (i.e., the Rapture), she come
to me completely worn out. (Luke 18:6
KJV) And the Lord said, Hear what the
unjust judge saith.The Judge is
not the unjust or unrighteous Judge, but He is
the Judge of unrighteousness. The translators
did not understand this parable, so they missed
this fine point in the translation. This verse
is accurately paraphrased as follows: (Luke 18:6
Paraphrase) And the Lord said, “Pay close
attention to what the Judge of
unrighteousness says.” The literal
translation of this verse is “Hear what the
Judge of unrighteousness says.” There is
absolutely no justification for calling the
judge the “unjust judge” simply because he is
called the Judge of unrighteousness. Jesus
Christ will judge and punish the unrighteous
acts of both the saved and the unsaved. He is
the Judge of unrighteousness. This Judge is not
unjust just because He withholds His judgment
for a period of time. There are numerous
Scriptures where God withholds His judgment
until the very last moment when the time of
testing has run its course. (Luke 18:7 KJV) And shall not God
avenge his own elect, which cry day and night
unto him, though he bear long with them?
As the Judge of
unrighteousness, Jesus Christ states, “And shall
not God avenge His own elect, who cry out to Him
day and night, though He is longsuffering toward
them. This verse confirms that Jesus Christ is
the antitype of the Judge who listened to the
cries of the widow for a long time before He
finally avenged her. The revenge was the removal
of the widow in the Main Harvest Rapture at the
end of the 42-month reign of Antichrist, and the
initiation of the judgments of God on the world,
including Satan who will indwell Antichrist
during the last half of the tribulation period.
Both the god (i.e., Satan) and the man (i.e.,
Antichrist) will be thrown into the Lake of fire
when God takes his revenge on the woman’s
adversary. Antichrist will be thrown into the
Lake of Fire at the end of the seven-year
tribulation, and Satan will be locked up in the
abyss. Satan will be thrown into the Lake of
Fire at the end of the millennium. The Greek word
for God in this verse is theos,
which is the same word in verses 2 and 4 above.
This word can mean “god” or it can mean “God”,
and it is the context that determines the
correct translation. The mistranslation of this
word as “God” in verses 2 and 4 above is the
primary reason for the complete misunderstanding
of this entire parable. (Luke 18:8
KJV) I tell you that he will avenge
them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of
man cometh, shall he find faith on the
earth? Jesus as the
Judge completes His statement that God will
avenge His elect (i.e., the Church) speedily.
Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes in the
Rapture of the Church, shall He find
faithfulness upon the earth? The question
is whether the earth will be filled with
faithful believers, and the implied answer is no. This verse
confirms that it is God who does the avenging,
and since the Judge in this parable is the One
who does the avenging in the end, the Judge has
to be Jesus Christ, the only One qualified to
judge and avenge the adversaries of the widow.
There are
numerous problems with the majority of the
interpretations of this parable. All of the
characters and nouns in a parable represent
someone or something. In the usual
interpretation of this parable, the judge is not
identified, the adversary is not identified, the
widow is not identified, and the injustice is
not identified. Consequently, the real meaning
of the parable is completely overlooked and
totally misunderstood. In the above
interpretation of this parable, all of the
characters and components of the parable are
identified in line with the Scriptures, and the
parable is fraught with meaning for those
Christians who will be left behind to go through
the tribulation period. The Scriptures confirm
the meaning of the parable with all of the types
in complete accord with the rules of Biblical
typology.